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Rowsham Bridge

Thame
Cherwell Thame and Wye catchment • Rowsham • Buckinghamshire • ID: 1904TH • Level
(36m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 118 views

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Current Level
0.084 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.098 mASD
24h Min
0.084 mASD
Typical Range
0.07 - 1.51
mASD
Highest Recorded
2.03 mASD
EA official record
2.09 in our data (since Nov 2012)
Current level is 4% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.7 cm over 5h
10 Oct 13:00 ▬ steady 0.084 mASD
10 Oct 12:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.084 mASD
10 Oct 12:30 ▬ steady 0.085 mASD
10 Oct 12:15 ▬ steady 0.086 mASD
10 Oct 12:00 ▬ steady 0.086 mASD
10 Oct 11:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.086 mASD
10 Oct 11:30 ▬ steady 0.087 mASD
10 Oct 11:15 ▬ steady 0.087 mASD
10 Oct 11:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.087 mASD
10 Oct 10:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.086 mASD
10 Oct 10:30 ▬ steady 0.087 mASD
10 Oct 10:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.087 mASD
10 Oct 10:00 ▬ steady 0.088 mASD
10 Oct 09:45 ▬ steady 0.088 mASD
10 Oct 09:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.088 mASD
10 Oct 09:15 ▬ steady 0.089 mASD
10 Oct 09:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.089 mASD
10 Oct 08:45 ▬ steady 0.090 mASD
10 Oct 08:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.090 mASD
10 Oct 08:00 0.091 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Rowsham Bridge
  • Watercourse: River Thame
  • Nearest Town: Rowsham
  • County: Buckinghamshire
  • Coordinates: 51°51'2"N 0°46'21"W (51.850671, -0.772585)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 1997
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 1904TH
  • RLOI id: 7087 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 1904TH-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 1 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Cherwell Thame and Wye
  • Typical Range: 0.070 – 1.510 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.08 mASD (EA at 10 Oct 12:45)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

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Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.

2 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 270 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 2 report not discharging.

💧
Thames Water · into Rowsham Brook · 270 m upstream along the river
8 spills · 23 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
💧
Thames Water · into Tring Bourne · 10.8 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

💧
Thames Water · into Tributary Of Rowsham Brook · 2.2 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
29 spills · 257 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Anglian Water · into Wing Brook River Ouzel Nt · 4.4 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
3 spills · 5 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.51 m on about 6 days. This year so far: 5 days.

2026 5 days, 1 of them high · 1 high so far
2025 3 days
2024 17 days, 11 of them high · 11 high
2023 5 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2022 0 days
2021 10 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
2020 11 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2019 4 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2018 4 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 1.60 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2009 for the 5 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.4 km away).

2flood warnings 54flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 30 Jan 2021 — Bear Brook and tributaries, from Broughton to Haydon Mill Farm in Coldharbour, Aylesbury

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 5
2025 0 6
2024 0 17
2023 0 8
2022 0 1
2021 1 5
2020 1 0
2019 0 1
2018 0 3
2017 0 2
2016 0 2
2013 0 1
2010 0 1
2009 0 2

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record. See also the Rowsham flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 5 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Thame at Rowsham Bridge flooding today?

The current level is 0.08m, which is within the typical range of 0.07 to 1.51m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Rowsham Bridge?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

What is a normal level for the River Thame at Rowsham Bridge?

The typical range at this station is 0.07m to 1.51m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.51m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.

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